Wine Reviews
Robert Whitley
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March 26, 2013
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Of the three new releases I recently sampled from Transcendence, the 2009 Syrah was by far the most impressive, with dense, complex layers of...
Michael Franz
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March 19, 2013
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Lovely, exemplary purity of fruit on the nose; pie cherries and fresh strawberries. Admirably light and delicate, but delivers very energetic and persistent flavors...
Michael Franz
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March 19, 2013
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This is an excellent wine that is very nearly outstanding, which it may yet become if it picks up a little more aromatic expressiveness...
Michael Franz
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March 19, 2013
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Want to know why reputable reviewers and wine competition judges taste wines blind, without knowing their identities? Here’s a stunning case in point, by...
Michael Franz
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March 19, 2013
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Impressively meaty and substantial for a $20 Cabernet, this is quite a mouthful of wine for the money. Importantly, though, the wine’s size and...
Michael Franz
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March 19, 2013
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A very well made wine that delivers pure, lasting flavors from a basic profile that is light, delicate, and very versatile at the table. ...
Michael Franz
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March 19, 2013
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This is a wine that manages to bridge the gap that often separates crowd-pleasing wines from those that prove pleasing to critics. It is...
Michael Franz
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March 19, 2013
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Remarkably tasty for the money, this admirably affordable Pinot Noir shows the true delicacy of the variety that makes is so versatile at the...
Michael Franz
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March 19, 2013
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Rather on the light side for Cabernet, but very tasty and very versatile thanks to soft but sufficient structure from acidity and rounded tannins. ...
Michael Apstein
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March 12, 2013
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Ricardo Perez and his uncle, Alvaro Palacios, whose last name is synonymous with great Spanish wine, are putting Bierzo and its unique grape, Mencia,...
Michael Franz
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March 19, 2013
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A juicy Pinot Noir full of sweet primary fruit, this is a crowd pleaser that can also turn the head of serious wine critics,...
Michael Franz
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March 19, 2013
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Lightly but really only faintly sweet, this is a very, very successful commercial wine that offers a big mouthful of pure berry fruit with...